The Emperor squinted his eyes and asked, "And then you came back?"
The Hidden Guard bowed his head and replied, "I dared not get any closer. However, I did not return immediately. I kept my distance and observed for a while. The Prince Cheng and his wife gave the little beggar a silver note worth a thousand taels and joyfully took the Princely Heir onto the carriage, returning to Prince Cheng Mansion. Only then did I come back to report!"
The Emperor responded, "Go and tend to your wounds!"
Back then, he favored Old Fifth and even gave him one of the rare Heart Cleansing Pills. Old Fifth gave it to his beloved eldest son, and because of that, the Heart Cleansing Pill saved Huangfu Jingchen's life. This indeed seemed possible.
His Hidden Guard unintentionally stumbled upon this, so it should be true.
After all, his Hidden Guard only passed by. If he had known beforehand, one could say it was staged. But since it was a coincidence, it certainly wasn't an act!
